Sagan followed up his sixth stage victory by crossing the finish line of the 167-kilometer (103.8-mile) leg in 4 hours, 3 minutes, 1 second for Liquigas.

Germany’s John Degenkolb, Italian pair Daniele Bennati and Alessandro Petacchi, and Juan Jose Haedo of Argentina were right behind Sagan in the same time.

Wiggins kept the race leader’s red jersey for a second straight day after finishing five seconds behind in 32nd to maintain his seven-second lead over Sky teammate Christopher Froome.